![]() Veteran Sweden striker Marcus Berg says he hasn’t paid any attention to prognosticators tipping his side as the big favourites heading into Tuesday. Sweden are a tough team with a lot of character they fight on every metre of the pitch and have some great individual players." We have made history but we want to make new history now. "We supported Sweden so much but now, as they say, it's just business, nothing personal,” Shaparenko said. It was the Blagult’s 3-2 over Poland on Matchday 3 that ensured Ukraine would be one of the four best third-place sides. Midfielder Mykola Shaparenko sees the humour in meeting a Swedish team whose help Ukraine needed in securing passage into the Round of 16. “Sweden earned seven points in a very tough group. "Lady Luck was kind to us and we'll try to use this second chance,” Bushchan said. Ukraine keeper Georgiy Bushchan agrees with his gaffer’s assessment that Tuesday’s opponents command respect. This team is very strong physically so they almost never lose in one-on-one battles and are dangerous in the air." The things they do, they do them very well, especially their vertical passes. “They have a certain style of play, and they always keep to it. ![]() ![]() "They are a very organized team,” the 2004 Ballon d’Or winner said. Manager Andriy Shevchenko hopes that a sense of brotherhood will carry his team against a Sweden squad that he says is filled with quality. One of the strengths of this Ukraine side heading into the Round of 16 tie with a favoured Sweden side is the camaraderie amongst the team. “But I recovered so quickly because of the atmosphere in our national team." "I had perhaps the worst few days of my footballing life after the Champions League final," the Manchester City winger said of the 1-0 loss to Chelsea. It was only when he got to Ukraine camp ahead of Euro 2020 that things changed. ![]() Oleksandr Zinchenko concedes he was in a bad place after the disappointment of the Champions League final. ![]()
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